November 04, 2008, 10:20PM

MOBILE, Ala. -- A local amendment in Mobile County authorizing the Alabama Legislature to establish a procedure by which a dog can be declared dangerous and provide penalties for owners passed by a wide margin Tuesday. Full story »

November 04, 2008, 8:51PM

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- With only 25 percent of the precincts counted, results in heavily Republican Baldwin County were clear Tuesday night, with the state and national Republican candidates holding heavy leads. Randy McKinney appeared likely to win the District 1 seat on the state Board of Education, which also encompasses Mobile and Escambia counties. Full story »

November 04, 2008, 7:19PM

CNN's exit polling for Alabama shows an expected sharp racial divide among voters in the state, with 98 percent of the black voters polled saying they voted for Barack Obama. Voters in the 18-24 and 24-29 age ranges also went for Obama in the sample of 1,021 voters who were questioned after casting their ballots. Sixty percent of men and... Full story »

August 26, 2008, 9:32PM

GULF SHORES -- Robert Craft, a single-term City Councilman and prominent business owner, defeated incumbent G.W. "Billy" Duke III by better than a 2-1 margin to become this south Baldwin County city's next mayor. Full story »

August 26, 2008, 8:13PM

SILAS, Ala. -- Shirley Mixon Perry, a retired a Choctaw County school system employee, breezed to a victory over retiree Maxie Nix Tuesday in the mayoral race. Perry replaces Mayor Ron Davis, who didn't seek a third term. The top vote-getter among seven council candidates was retired railroad worker Jerry Baughman. Full story »